Richard Brooks

Stance, Inc. designs and manufactures socks for men, women, and kids. It offers performance, casual, artist, snow and santigold socks for men; tomboy, invisibles, boot socks and anklets for women; and everyday, artist and snow for kinds. The firm offers its products online, as well as through dealers in Brooklyn, Monrovia and San Clemente. The company was founded by Aaron Hennings, Ryan Kingman, Taylor Shupe, Richard P. Alden, Jeffrey Kearl and John Wilson in 2009 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.

Part of M&F Worldwide Corp., Interchecks, Inc. is a payment startup that simplifies and enhances payments and 1099 compliance for organizations worldwide. The American company's service is trusted by banks, fintechs, enterprise and marketplace platforms, and is available through a turnkey payer portal or a simple API integration that can be white-labeled and bundled into a payer's own user experience. Founded in 2016, the privately held company offers a suite of on-demand payment options, including instant deposit, direct deposit, digital check, paper check, and more. In 1992, Interchecks was acquired by John H. Harland Co. from Bowater Industries Plc for $50 million.